TODAY'S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Eso —” (Paul Anka tune) 5 Muffler 10 Perseverance 14 Tel — 15 Kind of eclipse 16 Avatar of Vishnu 17 Ceremony 18 Brooklyn Dodger great 19 John, in Wales 20 Smudged 22 Kind of zoo 24 Embroider 25 Any miss 26 Held one’s own 29 Good buddy 32 A moon of Jupiter 36 Wings, in botony 37 Gray 39 Old PC system 40 Really picky (hyph.) 43 Found a perch 44 Victoria’s consort 45 Hat or umbrella — 46 Bandmate of Mick 48 Weathervane dir. 49 Bloodhound’s clue 50 Mouse alert 52 Bewildered response 53 Pina — (rum drinks) 57 Computer screen 61 Psyche’s suitor 62 Gimmicks 64 Wagner’s earth

goddess 65 Broad valley 66 Aim 67 Bird-feeder treat 68 Plumbing bends 69 NASA rocket 70 Prefix for “trillion”

DOWN

1 Cutting remark 2 Malicious 3 In — (as found) 4 Foreman 5 Fling 6 Woman on campus 7 Scarfed 8 Speak hoarsely 9 Bolts 10 Grimm maiden 11 Shankar the sitarist 12 Somali supermodel 13 Zingy taste 21 Checkers side 23 I thought — never leave! 26 Make watertight 27 Kukla’s friend 28 Ms. LaBelle 29 Lets slip 30 Pink wines 31 Beyond the fringe 33 Delight in 34 Normandy city 35 Money in the bank 37 Grey Cup org. 38 Telegraph signal 41 Exclaimed over 42 Scratchiest 47 Fluffs, as hair 49 Grab some rays 51 Phi Beta — 52 Throws a party 53 Yield, as territory 54 Out loud 55 Lounge around 56 Vegas machine 57 Chatty starling 58 Authentic 59 River to the Baltic 60 — - — -tat-tat 63 Heating fuel